Incense burner in the shape of a buffalo ridden by a child (M.C. 3834), between 1620 and 1644

Author(s): anonymous, ceramist date of production: between 1620 and 1644 dating in century: 17th century type of object(s): ceramic, sculpture, china name(s): statuette, perfume burner materials and techniques: porcelain, casting, glaze = covered, blue under glaze place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: height: 12. 6cm length: 15. 3cm width: 7. 8cm description: lying buffalo forming perfume burner; its back forms a lid; he is topped by a child; it is covered with a colorless covering; the base is devoid of cover; buff sherd; the decor is painted in underglaze cobalt blue mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 3834. Object Type: sculpture. Genre: figurine. Date: between 1620 and 1644. Dimensions: height: 12.6 cm (4.9 in) ; width: 7.8 cm (3 in). Medium: porcelain. Collection: Musée Cernuschi.